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Colonial Economies, the Slave Trade, and Global Commerce

6th Grade · Social Studies · US-AZ-SS

7 lessons

Goal

Analyze mercantilist policies, coerced labor systems, the transatlantic slave trade, and the rise of global commercial networks and colonial resistance.

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  1. Mercantilism and the Race for Colonial WealthUp next
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  3. Forced Labor Systems: Encomienda, Mita, and Chattel SlaveryNot started yet
  4. How Global Trade Patterns Have Changed Over TimeYou are here
  5. Joint-Stock Companies and the Commercial RevolutionNot started yet
  6. Cultural Hybridity and Resistance in Colonial SocietiesNot started yet
  7. World Economy Changes and the End of SlaveryNot started yet
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Learning standards covered

us-az7.SP1.1Arizona Social Studies Standards · All ages

Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.

us-az7.SP1.2Arizona Social Studies Standards · All ages

Classify a series of historical events and developments as examples of change and/or continuity.